A new technique （ ）, the output as a whole increased by 20 percent.

The new house I moved in last month is very （ ） for me as I can get to my company by a direct bus within twenty minutes.

As a matter of fact, they would rather leave for Beijing than _____ in Shanghai.

It doesn’t matter _____ you pay in cash or by credit card in this store.

The wind_____us and we won the sailing race.

However much （ ）, it will be worth the money.

These tickets for the performance are （ ） until the end of the month．

I don’t like to _____ a room with a stranger.

It was once a difficult time, but in the end everything _____ all right.

The teacher’s lecture on American history was three hours long, and Mary felt very （ ）.

We have got to _____ a new way to solve this problem.

Our main concern is to _____ the living standard of the people.